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Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

KJV

Ne sis sapiens apud temetipsum ; time Deum, et recede a malo :

Vulgate

μὴ ἴσθι φρόνιμος παρὰ σεαυτῷ, φοβοῦ δὲ τὸν θεὸν καὶ ἔκκλινε ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ·

LXX

Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

ASV

אַל תְּהִ֣י חָכָ֣ם בְּ/עֵינֶ֑י/ךָ יְרָ֥א אֶת יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְ/ס֣וּר מֵ/רָֽע

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
חָכָ֣ם
chkm
noun · 135×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
סָ֥ר
sr
verb · 301×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
תִּירָ֖א
tyr'
verb · 325×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

He finally describes the thirty-second year of his age, the most memorable of his whole life, in which, being instructed by Simplicianus concerning the conversion of others, and the manner of acting, he is, after a severe struggle, renewed in his whole mind, and is converted unto God. Chapter 1. He, Now Given to Divine Things, and Yet Entangled by the Lusts of Love, Consults Si…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 3:18 — Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
  • 1Pet 3:11 — Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
  • 2Tim 2:19 — Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
  • Acts 10:35 — But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
  • Eccl 12:13 — Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
  • Exod 20:20 — And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
  • Isa 5:21 — Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
  • Isa 5:21 — Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
  • Job 1:1 — There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
  • Job 28:28 — And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
  • Job 28:28 — And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
  • Neh 5:15 — But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the peop
  • Prov 3:5 — Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
  • Prov 12:15 — The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
  • Prov 14:16 — A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
  • Prov 14:26 — In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
  • Prov 14:27 — The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
  • Prov 16:6 — By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
  • Prov 23:4 — Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
  • Prov 26:5 — Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
  • Prov 26:12 — Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
  • Prov 26:12 — Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
  • Ps 4:4 — Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
  • Ps 34:11 — Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
  • Ps 34:14 — Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
  • Ps 97:10 — Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
  • Rom 11:25 — For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be c
  • Rom 12:16 — Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
  • Rom 12:16 — Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.